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Need some suggestions for digital cameras

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Howdy folks. I need some advice. I'm looking to get two digital cameras, the first is for myself. I need it to have a decent zoom and be able to take detailed close up shots of objects. For price, hoping it'd be under $600.

The second camera is for a friend of mine. She's just a casual photographer. But she does have some odd requirements. 1) preferably white, 2) light weight and 3) A large lcd screen. She was looking at the Sony T1, T11 and Canon SD10. but the t1 didn't come in white, the t11 was too heavy and the SD10 didn't have a large enough screen.
 
your friend is out of luck in terms of white. i've not seen a serious white digital camera. ever. The only thing as light as the T1 with the big display is the yet to be released Panasonic line (which also do not come in white, nothing really does).

As for good zoom and macro (and the fact that you've not mentioned compactness) ability. there's the olympus C-770 with a good range (i have no experience with this, as with all cameras mentioned on forums, read reviews yourself), Canon S60, Canon S500 (I have experience with it's younger sibling the s400, mine have not been good, others seem to be fine, but i've not met many s400 users with over 10,000photos, so i tend to have used mine more then most), Canon SI IS (big zoom, smaller MP, but still good for 8x10 prints and web display) and a few more.
 
well actually she said that in taiwan the SD10 and t11 can be bought in white. So I'm guessing it's possible to get certain models in white in asia.

As for my camera, do they all fit within the budget I gave?
 
when you're talking about point and shoot digital cameras where the only requirements is that they have an okay zoom and a nice macro function, the differences between the shot quality across brand is going to be negligible, especially if you consider that the best regular old point and shoot (non-advanced) isn't going to have terribly great images anyway when you compare it to some advanced point and shoots, dSLRs, and film cameras. Therefore, if you can get a Pentax at a low price, then get it -- if you can get the Pentex at the same price as a Canon or a Nikon of comparable quality, I'd get the Canon simply because of the Canon/Nikon reputation, service and support, and general look -- not because the pictures are better because chances are they won't be.

If you are interested in photography and don't mind spending $600, maybe you should buy a used dSLR -- those are the ones where you look through the viewfinder and see what the lens sees. -- they provide much more versatility than a point and shoot, because you can add various lenses to get certain effects. You can get a nice dSLR + 50 mm lens for under $600 if you shop wisely. But you might get hooked and spend a lot more because decent lenses range from $200 up to tens of thousands. I say that anyone who is spending over $600 or so on a point and shoot is probably wasting their money -- those cameras are sometimes even as big as SLRs, so the "form factor" doesn't really factor in. But point and shoots are great for putting in your pocket and a nice one can be had for about $250.

Good luck!
 
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